A NH attorney who fought during the Civil Rights Movement applauds the move to take down the flag at the South Carolina State Capitol, but says it is not the first step. WMUR's Jean Mackin reports.

A NH attorney who fought during the Civil Rights Movement applauds the move to take down the flag at the South Carolina State Capitol, but says it is not the first step. WMUR's Jean Mackin reports.

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Updated: 11:51 PM EDT Jul 9, 2015

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WEBVTT SAYS IT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP. HE EXPLAINED WHY TO JEAN MACKIN, AND SHE JOINS US LIVE. JEAN: HE SAYS HE SAW FIRSTHAND WHAT IT SYMBOLIZES. IT'S LONG OVERDUE. IT'S A DECENT GESTURE, BUT IT DOESN'T GO TO THE ROOT PROBLEM OF RACISM. JEAN: MANCHESTER ATTORNEY GEORGE BRUNO SAYS IT'S PAST TIME FOR THE CONFEDERATE FLAG COME DOWN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS. HE VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. AS A YOUNG LAWYER, I JOIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BY GOING DOWN TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, FILING LAWSUITS, LITIGATING CASES. I'M STANDING RIGHT BEHIND BOBBY KENNEDY. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO LAW AND POLITICS, GOING ON TO BECOME THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BELIZE. HE REMEMBERS WHEN THE CONFEDERATE FLAG WAS RAISED. SOUTH CAROLINA DIDN'T FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG UNTIL THE 1960'S. IT WAS INSTALLED IN THE EARLY 1960'S AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HEATED UP. TO SAY THAT THERE WAS A TRADITION OF FLYING THE FLAG, THAT IT'S PART OF THE HERITAGE OF THE SOUTH, THIS IS SORT OF REVISED HISTORY. JEAN: SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS AGREED AFTER NINE BLACK PEOPLE, INCLUDING A STATE SENATOR, WERE MURDERED AT A CHARLESTON CHURCH. THE CONFESSED GUNMAN POSED FOR PICTURES WITH THE CONFEDERATE FLAG. TAKE A SYMBOL OF HATE ALL THESE GROUNDS ON FRIDAY. SOUTH CAROLINA NEEDS TO BE IN A BETTER PLACE, AND WE BELIEVE WE ARE IN THAT BETTER PLACE. A SMALL VICTORY, A GESTURE ONLY. A GOOD FIRST STEP. THE PINS USED TO SIGN THE BILL TO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE